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Vietnam Anniversary

The Santa Fe National cemetery paid tribute today to those who served during the Vietnam war. A ceremony marking the 50th anniversary brought out people from across the state.

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Updated: 10:31 PM MDT Mar 29, 2015

Vietnam Anniversary

The Santa Fe National cemetery paid tribute today to those who served during the Vietnam war. A ceremony marking the 50th anniversary brought out people from across the state.

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WEBVTT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER AARON HILF SHOWS YOU. AARON: MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE CAME HERE TO THE NATIONAL CEMETARY IN SANTA FE, TO HONOR THE SERVICE OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE VIETNAM WAR. THE WAR OFFICIALLY BEGAN 50 YEARS AGO, IN 1965 AND LASTED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. MORE THAN TWO DOZEN VIETNAM VETERANS WERE IN ATTENDANCE. CONGRESSMAN BEN RAY LUJAN SPOKE DURING THE CEREMONY ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. CEMETERY DIRECTOR JAMES SANDERS ORGANIZED THE EVENT AND SAYS IT'S A WAY TO THANK ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE WAR, BOTH VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO SUPPORTED THEM. SANDERS SAYS THE CEREMONY IS A WAY TO HELP IN THE HEALING PROCESS FOR MANY. THOSE WHO CAME HOME FROM VIETNAM WEREN'T ALWAYS CELEBRATED AND SANDERS SAYS THE SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY WANTS THEM TO KNOW THEIR SERVICE WAS APPRECIATED. MANY OF OUR VETERANS, THEY DIDN'T GET THE HONORS AND THE PARADE THAT THEY DO. AND SO THIS IS OUR WAY TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO GET THE VETERAN'S THE RECOGNITION THAT THEY ARE DO. AARON: SANDERS SAYS THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IS PLANNING TO HOLD AT LEAST TWO EVENTS A YEAR FOR THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS TO RECOGNIZE VIETNAM VETS.

Vietnam Anniversary

The Santa Fe National cemetery paid tribute today to those who served during the Vietnam war. A ceremony marking the 50th anniversary brought out people from across the state.